Yes, well, just like some of you guys, we are experiencing an extreme heat wave around here and what the weather man calls 'exceptional drought', so the Halloween feel is only in my imagination at this point...but I'm optimistic that by October, the mornings will be crisp enough for me to enjoy some coffee on the front porch, feel the soft breeze mingled with a fresh, woodsy scent, and see the beautiful colors of Fall foliage everywhere...all this of course while admiring the lovingly carved family of jack-o-lanterns on our railing.
However, something cool and Halloweeny happened to me yesterday evening...I was out on a bike ride in our neighborhood, going around a trail surrounding a lake, and some clouds had blown up (blessed, blessed clouds!). Anyway, from out of NOWHERE as I was looking out on the lake, a bolt of lightening struck the water. I actually saw the bolt go underneath the water and also the reflection of the bolt on top. WICKED cool, man, I've never seen anything like that!! But it also scared me so I left.
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Of course, we never got anything but a few sprinkles out of that either.
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